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Hunt Down The Freeman
Just another mission, or so you thought… until aliens from another dimension start invading Earth before a scientist with a crowbar hospitalizes you after wiping out your entire squad. Just when you thought you were finished, a man with a briefcase offers you the chance for another beginning.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
13 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Hunt down the freeman feels like the postal 3 of the half life franchise, In the beginning... It was not a good game, and there were lot of problems as we all know. now though?... Its a lot better, Its the kind of game…”
“I like the game play and the graphics and the weapons. Everyone should buy this game instead of bullying it. It's not a bad game.”
“I LOVED this game”
5 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“This Game although has a bad history is one of my favorites, the 2nd and 3rd acts of the game are meh... But the first act and prolouge were cinema, its the only game or fangame ive seen do the 7 hour war which im…”
“English Despite the fact that HDTF has a dark development history and a terrible release, the mod is a priori a good experiment in terms of narrative and gameplay innovation. I'm not going to talk much about the plot,…”
5 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“They went from making a complete disaster to an ok game, and are still working on it, that is commendable”
“Hunt down the freeman feels like the postal 3 of the half life franchise, In the beginning... It was not a good game, and there were lot of problems as we all know. now though?... Its a lot better, Its the kind of game…”
3 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“I like the game play and the graphics and the weapons. Everyone should buy this game instead of bullying it. It's not a bad game.”
“I have no word for this. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☑ Mehh ☐ Watch…”
3 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“I have no word for this. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☑ Mehh ☐ Watch…”
12 of the 73 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I have no word for this. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☑ Mehh ☐ Watch…”
“Even after the April Fools update from a while ago, this is still one of the worst games I have ever played- if not the worst. The level design is often misleading with very little guidance offered, the "difficulty"…”
12 of the 73 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Even after the April Fools update from a while ago, this is still one of the worst games I have ever played- if not the worst. The level design is often misleading with very little guidance offered, the "difficulty"…”
5 of the 73 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“why does this cost money”
“I was wondering why so much of my SSD was being taken up then I remembered I had this installed, thanks for reminding me”
“I bought this for a dollar and only played for 12 minutes and still feel ripped off”
4 of the 73 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Even after the April Fools update from a while ago, this is still one of the worst games I have ever played- if not the worst. The level design is often misleading with very little guidance offered, the "difficulty"…”
“So buggy it won't even load savegames and now it won't even start. Crashing the game even gives you achievements.”
3 of the 73 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Even after the April Fools update from a while ago, this is still one of the worst games I have ever played- if not the worst. The level design is often misleading with very little guidance offered, the "difficulty"…”
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 55.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Thanks Terrors for fixing the game :3 . It really has potential now, and I'm glad the story and textures look so much better compared to the initial release in 2018. It was definitely worth playing this game, and I highly recommend giving Hunt Down The Freeman a try. At first it…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“I got gifted this by a person who would later ghost me. The updates turned this game from a 4/10 to a 6/10.”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“HOW TO INSTALL AND PLAY "NOT A HERO DLC": 1) Go to "Resident Evil 7" in your Steam games library. 2) Right-click “Resident Evil 7”, and select “Properties” (bottom of the list). 3) In the “Properties” window, click on the “DLC” tab (furthest to the right). 4) “Not A Hero” should…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
HDTF Isn't Dead Yet!
Hey everyone, Terrors here. I'm making this announcement because a lot of people don't know that work on the game is still ongoing. We unfortunately haven't been able to update the default version of
HDTF Art livestream!
Its another HDTF art stream! We'll be creating props for the game along with showing updates on the game along with chatting with the community and taking questions! As usual right now, the main 3D mo
HDTF Art livestream!
Its another HDTF art stream! We'll be creating props for the game along with showing updates on the game along with chatting with the community and taking questions!
HDTF Art livestream!
A Hunt Down the Freeman art stream is currently live, where we'll be showing the production of game props, along with perhaps showing some progress on the game here-and-there!
July blog: where we're at + looking for team members!
Hey all! It's been a hot minute since our last blog post, so I’ll get on with it already. We’ve got some important news, along with a literally game-changing one! For those looking for a TL;DR I’ll li
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Walking Simulator · Souls-like · First-Person · FPS · Bullet Hell · Singleplayer · Action · Shooter · Atmospheric · Open World · Alternate History · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Captions available · Includes level editor · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 37 |
| Official site | https://twitter.com/Royal_Rudius |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® 10/8/7/Vista or Greater Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 38 GB available space